गोविन्द भाष्य (श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण - अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

places in the Śruti-śāstra. In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.29.37) it is said: śrīr yat-padāmbuja-rajaś cakame tulasyā labdhvāpi vakṣasi padaṁ kila bhṛtya-juṣṭam "Dear Kṛṣṇa, the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune are always worshiped by the demigods, although she is always resting on Your chest in the Vaikuṇṭha planets. She underwent great austerity and penance to have some shelter at Your lotus feet, which are always covered by tulasī leaves."* Here someone may object: Is it not true that amorous love is possible only when there are two: the lover and the beloved? If there is no difference between the lover and the beloved, then love is not possible between them. If this is said, then the author of the sūtras gives the following reply. Sūtra 42 upasthite 'tas tad-vacanāt upasthite—being near; ataḥ—thus; tat—of that; vacanāt—from the statement. It is in His presence. It is so because of the statement. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The word "upasthite" means "nearness". even though the Lord's potency and the Lord Himself, the shelter of that potency, are one, still, because the Lord is the best of males and His potency is the jewel of young girls, when They are together there is naturally the perfection of blissful amorous pastimes. How is that known? The sūtra explains: "tad-vacanāt" (because of the statement). In the Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad (2.25) it is said: yo ha vai kāmena kāmān kāmayate sa kāmī bhavati. yo ha vai tv akāmena kāmān kāmayate so 'kāmī bhavati. "He who lusts after pleasures is lusty. He who enjoys without material lust is not lusty."